Ubuntu problems. Ati Graphics driver. no Audio

ok, I am confused why won't this work?

I installed the Graphic driver from ATi ati-driver-installer-8-7-x86.x86_64.run
I just ran in terminal with sudo ~/Documents/ati-driver-installer-8-7-x86.x86_64.run

it ran the installer, I installed, and when the system reboots it comes up with a screen that says it is running in 'low graphics mode' and when I press continue it boots into Ubuntu @800x600. If I try and manually set the monitor under configure, it still does that same thing. when I disable the driver it reboots into 1400x1050 whish is not the proper res for my screen(1680x1050 is).

long story short I need to activate the Desktop affects and with or without the driver it does not work at all. any Ideas?

also since I installed Ubuntu last night I don't have any audio, the volume meter is set to 100% and I have tried to play with options under System > Preferences > Sound.. any Ideas.

My System
Acer Ferrari 5005WLMI
AMD Turion 2.0ghz X2
2.0GB ram
X1600 GPU
Ubuntu 8.04 x86


Thanks in advance for any help, +rep for useful posts! (and help Ubuntu %)

Thanks again.


yuio

 

Ubuntu should recognize your card and retrieve the appropriate driver for you. To check up on it, go to System> Administration> Hardware Drivers. If it lists an ATI driver, try installing it and restarting.

Otherwise, you can install the fglrx driver via synaptic - simply search for "fglrx". If the driver doesn't seem to work on restarting, check your X server config file;

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

And check that "ati" or "radeon" is instead set to "fglrx".

 

ok, when I first check uner device drivers it listed a FireGL driver seeing that my card isn't a fireGL card I installed a driver that I found on AMD's website... now where that FireGl driver was listed I have the mobility radeon one that I installed, which apparently doesn't work.

should I try to get the old option back? and if so how?

 

The program I always use is envy, if you're using GNOME I think you need to download envy-gtk (for graphical interface, otherwise just get envy-core) which will also download envy-core. Then just run the program from apps->admin(?)->envy and choose the type of card (ATI) and the driver version you want. It's worked perfectly every time, even when running the ATI installer didn't work 100%.

 

ok, I have to go to work now, but I will be back in 6 hours or so... so I give that a try later. as for Bog
I don't know what you are looking for in the Xorg.conf file but here is what it says.

====
# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by failsafeDexconf, using
# values from the debconf database and some overrides to use vesa mode.
#
# You should use dexconf or another such tool for creating a "real" xorg.conf
# For example:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Boardname "vesa"
Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
Driver "vesa"
Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
Vendorname "Generic LCD Display"
Modelname "LCD Panel 1680x1050"
Horizsync 31.5-65.5
Vertrefresh 56.0 - 65.0
modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
modeline "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
modeline "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
modeline "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
modeline "1280x960@60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync
modeline "1280x1024@60" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
modeline "1400x1050@60" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087 -hsync +vsync
Gamma 1.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1400 1050
Modes "1400x1050@60" "1280x1024@60" "1280x960@60" "1024x768@60" "800x600@60" "800x600@56" "640x480@60"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
Inputdevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "GLcore"
Load "v4l"
EndSection
Section "device" #
Identifier "device1"
Boardname "vesa"
Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
Driver "vesa"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "screen" #
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Defaultdepth 24
Monitor "monitor1"
EndSection
Section "monitor" #
Identifier "monitor1"
Gamma 1.0
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
====

 

Any one have any ideas on the Audio issue, no sound can be hear in Ubuntu at all... how do I check the default drivers are working properly. be back later thanks for any help.

 

If you have installed the fglrx driver via Synaptic, change the bolded text (Vesa is a generic VGA driver for Linux) to "fglrx".

 

I had a weird sound problem too. Turned out the master volume wasn't connected to the speakers and I had to adjust it by changing the PCM and Front channels. Do headphones work?

 

Ok, I tried Envy.... It didn't work... when I go to enable Desktop effects it just flashes a white screen and eventually turns the option back to 'none'. I did the automatic hardware detection option in the program I am going to try and remove what was installed and then try and select the correct option.


ADD:
I tried to enable the driver in Hardware Drivers... same result as first posted, it must not have replaced that driver, or is the exact same one.

 

the Audio works with headphones! now how do I get it to work throught the speakers in my notebook. Thanks phil17!

 

Did you try what I suggested in my previous post?

 

I tried Envy first because it looked easier... ok I think I got it... now what?

now this is what it says

===

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Defaultdepth 24
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen "Default Screen"
Inputdevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

 

Restart your computer.

 

nothing changes.

 

I'm out of ideas; before you installed ATI's driver yourself, how was Ubuntu out of the box? Before you installed that driver, did you check the Hardware Drivers?

 

before hand there was no visual affects, but there was a disabled FireGl Driver that I didn't activate... then I installed the ATi driver... now I wish I had tired that diver... any idea how to get that driver back?

before I looked at the hardware drivers visual affects did not work...

than so much for trying to find a solution to this issue I don't want to go back to windows exclusivity, but I am starting to think that might happen...

 

Thats a good question; I've also wanted to know how to get the Hardware Drivers app to "refresh" its driver selection. Unfortunately my searches have been fruitless.

 

Did you try adding (bolded part)?:

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1400 1050
Modes "1600x1050@60""1400x1050@60" "1280x1024@60" "1280x960@60" "1024x768@60" "800x600@60" "800x600@56" "640x480@60"
EndSubSection
EndSection